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Patricia Mosher

Patricia has 30+ years of gardening experience to help with design, planting and maintenance. She is a long-time resident of the Alta Vista area of Ottawa and has expanded her consulting practice. If you’d like to share your thoughts about this article or reach out for design and planting advice for your garden, please contact Patricia by email: OttawaPlantByNumbers@gmail.com or on Instagram: @ottawaplantbynumbers.

Articles by Patricia Mosher

  • yellow, red, and green fall leaves as a reminder for your fall gardening checklist

    Gardening in the Month of October

    With fall well set-in and winter around the corner, here are some ideas and recommendations for caring for your garden in October

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  • Plant of the Month: Mountain Maple

    Plant of the Month: Mountain Maple

    When it comes to urban landscaping, mountain maples prove their worth as hardworking, resilient, and beautiful additions. Standing at heights ranging from 15 to…

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  • Alternate Leaf Dogwood leaf and white flowers

    9 Small Native Trees for Urban Gardens

    As November arrives, it’s the perfect time to turn our attention to a collection of native trees that equally deserve a place in our…

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  • 10 Weeping Evergreens for Winter Interest

    If you’ve ever admired the branches of a stately weeping evergreen, you know how lovely this distinctive aesthetic can be. With branches that cascade…

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  • Tatarian Dogwood with its red bark

    10 Trees and Shrubs with Colorful Bark

    By Patricia Mosher While our gardens are snoozing this month, it’s easy to forget that bark, (yes, bark!), can add colour and texture to…

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  • Showing the red bark of the red osier dogwaood

    January Plant of the Month: Red Osier Dogwood

    This hardy, ornamental shrub is my plant choice for January as it can be depended upon to deliver vibrant red colour to the winter…

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  • Bird in statioanry flight taing a berry from tree

    10 Shrubs with Berries for Fall and Winter Bird Treats

    Berries are an irresistible treat for birds, particularly in winter when food is scarce. The fruits produced by these shrubs provide calories and crucial…

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  • A branch showing the unique needles of a larch or Tamarack tree

    Plant of the month: Larch

    If you love the effect of an evergreen tree and the brilliant fall color of a deciduous tree, you can have both with a…

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  • Gardening in the Month of September

    For Ottawa – Zone 5

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  • Peegee Hydrangea in Full Bloom

    Plant of the month: Peegee Hydrangea

    You’ll be amazed at how much floral beauty these hardy shrubs will bring to your outdoor living space. Peegee’s (Hydrangea paniculata) have massive, elongated, cone-shaped…

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  • Glory of the Snow with its blue flowers

    10 Fabulous Bulbs to Plant in the Fall 

    It’s time to set the stage for brilliant spring color by choosing bulbs to plant in the fall to enjoy in your beds, borders, and…

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  • A red burning bush or Euonymous alatus

    Plant of the month: Burning Bush

    Gardeners who covet a crimson crush of color in October should look no further than a burning bush, Euonymous alatus. Almost any garden site…

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  • White flower of a Magnolia tree

    Magnolia: Plant of the Month

    The Saucer Magnolia is probably the best known and most widely planted variety in the Ottawa area, so named for its giant saucer-shaped flowers.…

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  • A bright colourful red orange daylily by a stream

    Flowering Perennials for Four Seasons of Interest

    Flowering perennials, carefully curated to combine varying heights, colours, and textures, make the most intriguing gardens. For a beautiful, low-maintenance addition to your garden,…

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  • Purple lilac flowers with a monarch butterfly feeding

    Lilac types- Plant of the Month

    Lilacs are one the great Ottawa landscape plants! There are many reasons to love them with their sweet perfume and those beautiful amethyst –…

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  • A close up photo of a red Canna Lily flower

    Spectacular Annuals for Containers 

    Annuals for containers are great for novice gardeners or anyone who wants to add interest and colour to their porch or patio. The most…

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